Word: overturning
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...student chooses the former, only a majority of the body can overturn the request, sending the case to the Ad Board. In the past, only the accuser could request that the CRR hear the case by filling a charge that the student had violated the Resolution on Rights and Responsibilities, which the CRR was created to uphold...
...Judicial Board cannot hand down punishments more severe than the Ad Boards can. The decision cannot be appealed to either the Judicial Board or the Ad Board, but a vote of the full Faculty can overturn it. The Faculty had no jurisdiction over the CRR, the decisions of which were final...
...Faculty will have the power to overturn the decisions of the boards. The Faculty did not have authority over...
California voters exercise judicial restraint. During her nine years as Chief Justice of California, Rose Bird voted to overturn every death-penalty case that came before her. This made her unpopular in a state where 80% of the voters favor the death penalty. During the noisy campaign to unseat her, Bird maintained her dignity. Asked by reporters how she was taking her defeat, she smiled and said, "Just like...
Tucker referred to a California federal judge who was voted out of office earlier this week, partly because she consistently voted to overturn death sentences...